“Dead To Me” is an original series that was released from Netflix, and ever since has drawn the attention of many people.
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- Dead to Me is an American dark comedy streaming television series.
- It was created by Liz Feldman.
- Also, it was executively produced by Feldman, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Jessica Elbaum.
- The series premiered on May 3, 2019, on Netflix.
- On “Dead to Me” stars Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini as two grieving women who bond during therapy.
- The first season received positive reviews.
- In June 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season which was released on May 8, 2020
- At the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, Applegate received a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
- In July 2020, the series was renewed for a third and final season.
- At the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, the show received 4 nominations including Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Applegate and Cardellini.
- Dead To Me is a series about a powerful friendship that blossoms between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit with a shocking secret.
- Christina Applegate had to take therapy after the show because it triggered other emotional moments in her life.
- Katey Sagal, who plays Linda Cardellini’s mom, famously played Christina Applegate’s mom in Married with children.
- Judy says Steve has a JFK Jr. vibe. James Marsden previously played John F. Kennedy in The Butler.
- First, creator Liz Feldman’s own experiences — a sudden death, her fertility journey, and turning 40 — inspired the show.
- 2. In fact, Liz pitched the idea for Dead to Me only a week after turning 40, her cousin dying on her birthday, and learning two of her BFFs were pregnant, while she was struggling to conceive.
- Both Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini havé previously starred as love interests to Will Ferrell, who’s an executive producer of the show.
- Applegate in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Anchorman: The Legend Continues and Cardellini in Daddy’s Home and Daddy’s Home 2.
- Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini didn’t know each other before filming began — after they were both hired, they had lunch together and instantly became great friends.
- The scene where Jen and Judy get high on the beach was one of the first scenes they filmed — in-between takes, Christina and Linda would stay under the blanket and get to know each other, just like Jen and Judy.
- James Marsden and Linda Cardellini both appeared in Marvel comic movies. James Marsden played Scott Summers aka Cyclops in the X-Men movies. And Linda Cardellini played Hawkeye’s wife in Avengers : Age of Ultron (2015) and Avengers : Endgame (2019)
- Christina Applegate and James Marsden previously co-starred in Anchorman 2.
- Christina and Linda grew extremely close while filming, so after they would film a scene, the crew would continue filming and just let the two of them improv.
- ight of the 10 episodes in Season 1 were directed by a woman.
- Also the writers’ room was comprised of six women.
- Dead to me marks Christina’s first leading role on a TV series in seven years (she last starred on Up All Night) .
- In fact, creator Liz Feldman had to convince her to come out of “semi-retirement.”
- When Christina first read the script, she thought that she was being offered the role of Judy.
- Also, Christina was the first (and only) person considered for the role of Jen.
- One of the things that drew Linda to Dead to Me was the fact that Jen and Judy were such different people, who happen to be friends.
- When the show announced that the third season was going to be the last, many assumed that it was Netflix’s decision because they have become famous for rarely letting a show get to more than 3/4 seasons.
- The creator Liz Feldman revealed that it was actually her suggestion to wrap up the show with season 3.
- She argued that watching Fleabag, a show that in 2 seasons and 12 episodes told a complete story without filling, inspired her to not overextend Dead to me.
- Christina Applegate went through a double mastectomy in real life to combat breast cancer. Her character had the same surgery written in the show at Applegate’s insistence.
- Jen’s neighbor Karen tells her “it’s totally legal to shoot someone if they refuse to leave your house.” Allowable use of lethal force varies by state, but Karen’s statement is not consistent with California law (where the show takes place) as of 2019.
- The hardest scenes to film were the ones where Christina and Linda had to cry for a majority of the scene.
- In the scene where Jen finds Charlie’s note to Ted in the balloon, Jen crying was unscripted. It was simply Christina’s natural reaction and they kept it in the final cut.
- The scene where Jen smashes the car was shot on only the second day of filming.
- They filmed the scene 15 times and, after every take, Christina would start hysterically crying.
- James Marsden said that he knew what would happen to Steve before filming started, however he didn’t know the exact details.
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